Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-03

EBITof;s ARGUS With your permission !
shall fruh time 10 time present certain
of the most important parts Of the Mon.
tana school Law, to your many readers.
With such explanations AS can offer. h.
See. IL. AZ amended by the legislature
las March. we find the fullowing CLAUSE:
The district clerk shall report annually
during The muuth ri September Of each
year Tor the school year next preceding, to
the county snperint.i ia.nt, in the mannrr
aud furm. aud on the blanks prescribed by
the Superintendent 81 public insi ructiou.
aud Tor making said report ON or before
the s.prciiied time he shall be paid the sum
of fac dollars"
The school year, accordin. to sec. 1927.
Montana school Law. begins the LIST day
oi September of each year and end, the
81 ST day al August neAi succeeding. That
H. the school year whirh brgun the LIST day
OF September 1886 endrd August 81, 1881.
II ~ evident then, that any dist rict clrrt
cau make out = fnll and complete report
the 1T al september as well ns ut any
subsequent time. For making this report
within the specified time the clerk is paid
the sum II Tive dul.ar-," which /. lair re.
ordinary intelligence can write ont thu
rrpor; in full in from two to three hours
III" s.,Hr section says further And for
cacl. day : neglect, after the time specified
by law 'or rendering eaid report, the SUM
oi tive dollais shall be deducted by the
county superintendent from til, moneys
appurIiuued to said distric, ard return the
.auhiE.
by Incorporating ihe above ia he stat
utrs Of Montana the !c-.s.autprr has spec
iaiiy instructed every county ra.tniintrnd-
eEt % schools that be shall transfer $500
from each school district within tbs county
for each day after sept. Both until he
receives the report oi the Delinquent clerk
The iaw-on this subject i. extremely lib
eral. in that all clerks are given ~ days in
which To make ont and forward their soy
cral reports Ia the county superintendent,
but il they are 50 ignorant al the law as
not To know when to report or so ne.li
gent as to omit making out their repor :
within the specified time the same law inn
poses a penalty that few districts will care
to incur second time.
In See. Ill2 We lind also that 1T silal!
also he the duty of the district clerk to
give writ notice to the county superin-
trndent Of the time OF opening of the
school in his district. the length of the
term and the names Of the teachers thereof"
To many this may seem unnecessary.
Bat il is only Icy receiving this notice thai
the county superintendent can time his
visit. To the schools of thecounty and alsn
prevent partie- who are not qualified to
teach from taking charge of schools in his
county.
sec. III Montana school Law SAYS: lit
shall be the duty Of the district clerk 10
take annually. between the 10Th and Both
day of November III each year, an eNnct
census of all children over four and under
= yeats. residing in the district and shat
specify the number and sex of such chill
tlren and the names 81 their parents or
guardians.
The same section goes on To state in fall
Just how and when this report is to br
Transmitted to the county superintendent .
etc., etc. But what I want clerks to ~.
member is this: Although il does not say
in 80 many words, yet it is implied that the
exact age of all children between ami =
shall he specified in this report.
II embarrasses n county superintendent
very much il this j. not done, besides the
districts do not get their proper showing
when this is omitted
Aud as county suprriniendent- have t."
report according to the new law, on or
before the ist day of December. instead OF
the 18th, as formerly, il IL positively neees-
essary that ALI district clerks rrppr,
promptly, taking the census of their re-
spcctive districts ON the goth instead Of
the Both Of November, as many in this
county did last year.
Further dist ricts are Liable tn lose their
apportonmrnt of school fund If the c"n-
-lis Is not sent in promptly. ! hope every
clerk aud trustee will notice and remember
this fact, for the time is close at hand for
census To be taken.
I would also call the attention Of liz
trict clerks to the fact that last year, in
several instances, the same children were
reported by clerks of different districts.
from the TACT. suppose. of boundaries
brin. Incorrectly or inaecurately described.
| hope no such mistakes will Occur this
year, for you can easily avoid il by study
Ing the description OF boundary of your
Respective districts. and it will saYr me
tndles' tr"ublr il you make 40 such iuis-
takes
Now, that winter il coHIia- On, J ~olld